FE REPORT | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
Stocks deepened losses this week, as investors continued selloffs amid turbulence in the financial sector following the fall of Sheikh Hasina's regime.Massive reshuffle within the securities regulator, the board reformation of some listed banks and measures taken against certain influential...
Chicago wheat futures edged higher on Friday but were near their lowest since 2020 and down nearly 3 per cent for the week as ample supply of cheap Black Sea grain pressured prices, reports Reuters.Corn and soybean futures also steadied...
Gold prices inched up on Friday but were set for a weekly decline, as the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields rebounded ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech that could offer fresh insights on the central bank's interest rate...
LONDON (Reuters): Oil prices rose 1 per cent on Friday on a softer dollar but were still set to end the week lower as weaker U.S. employment data raised concerns over the health of the world's largest oil consumer, and...
COLOMBO, Aug 23 (AFP): Sri Lanka will host New Zealand for a two-match Test series during next month's presidential election, its cricket board said Friday.The first Test will begin on September 18 at Galle, but there will be a rest...
MADRID, Aug 23 (AFP): Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said striker Kylian Mbappe will enjoy a "beautiful day" when he makes his home debut for the Spanish giants on Sunday in La Liga.Los Blancos face Real Valladolid in their first...
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Aug 23 (AFP): Jamie Smith scored his maiden Test hundred before Mark Wood hit out as England established a sizeable first-innings lead over Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Friday.Surrey wicketkeeper Smith's 111 was the centrepiece of...
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Aug 23 (AFP): Ilkay Gundogan said he had returned to the "best club in the world" after re-signing for Manchester City from Barcelona on Friday.The former German international won five Premier League titles and the Champions League...
Bangladesh completed Group A runners-up to reach the semifinal of the SAFF U-20 Championship losing to hosts Nepal by 1-2 goals at the ANFA complex in Lalitpur on Thursday, reports UNB.After the match, Nepal emerged Group A champions to qualify...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is deeply concerned with the severe flood situation currently affecting various parts of the country, reports UNB. The Board offers heartfelt sympathy and compassion to all impacted by this devastating calamity. In this time of crisis,...
RAWALPINDI, Aug 23 (AFP): Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam missed a fighting hundred by just seven runs but still guided Bangladesh to an impressive 316-5 at close on day three of the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Friday.The left-hander...
LAHORE, Aug 23 (AFP): The death toll in a rocket launcher attack on policemen whose vehicle broke down in central Pakistan rose to twelve on Friday, police said.Organised criminal gangs have been active in the riverine border areas of southern...
KATHMANDU, Aug 23 (Reuters): Half of the passengers in a bus carrying 43 Indians died on Friday when the vehicle plunged into a rain-swollen river in neighbouring Nepal, a spokesperson for the Himalayan nation's armed police said.A total of 21...
LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters): The World Health Organization said on Friday its partners such as Gavi and Unicef can start buying mpox vaccines before they are approved by the UN health agency, in a bid to get inoculations to Africa...
LONDON, Aug 23 (BBC): Tributes have been paid to 18-year-old Hannah Lynch, after divers recovered what is believed to be her body in the wreckage of a luxury yacht which sank off Sicily.Hannah was the last person unaccounted for after...
GABORONE, Botswana, Aug 23 (AFP): A massive 2,492-carat diamond- the second largest in the world-has been discovered in Botswana, the Canadian mining company that found the stone announced Thursday.The diamond was discovered in the Karowe diamond mine in northeastern Botswana...
JAKARTA, Aug 23 (Reuters): Thousands of people rallied in several cities in Indonesia on Friday, pressuring its poll body to issue rules for regional elections amid outrage over an attempt by parliamentary allies of President Joko Widodo to change them...
KYIV (Ukraine), Aug 23 (AFP/Reuters): KYIV, Aug 23 (Reuters): India's Narendra Modi met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in wartime Kyiv on Friday, weeks after the Ukrainian leader blasted the Indian prime minister over his trip to Moscow.For Modi, the visit is...
CHICAGO, Aug 23 (Agencies): Vice President Kamala Harris sealed the Democratic presidential nomination with a muscular speech, laying down broad foreign policy principles and sharp contrasts with Republican rival Donald Trump with 11 weeks left in the race for the...
The Ramchandrapur Canal near the Satmasjid housing area in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, has been encroached upon by many unauthorised structures built by filling in parts of the canal. This issue is not unique to Mohammadpur; most of Dhaka's canals have faced...
Cancer cases are growing alarmingly. According to the WHO, Bangladesh had recorded 1,67,256 cases of cancer patients in 2022, of whom 1,16,598 succumbed to the deadly disease. The facts and figures show that both the cancer cases and deaths are...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
The proliferation of social media over the past decade has connected billions of people, making them heavily dependent on various virtual platforms and online network systems to communicate and share thoughts. With more than 60 per cent of the world...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
The energy advisor has stated on the first day of joining office that the Speedy Supply of Power and Energy (Special Provision) has been put on hold with the promise of not raising tariffs on energy prices and alongside bringing...
Since the August 5 changeover in political power courtesy of student-led mass upheaval, the representatives of country's local government bodies have been on the run to escape the public's wrath. No wonder their absence seriously hampered day-to-day function of the...
Ahmed Faruk | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh through its journey of more than five decades has progressed a lot even though it is still far from the desired goal. In 1971, Bangladesh had a population of 75 million while in 2024, the population is around 175...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-08-23 12:00:00
The interim government has conceded to the student demand for cancellation of examinations in the remaining subjects of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations that had to be postponed earlier on account of the quota movement and anti-discrimination...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-08-23 12:00:00
Along with its other useful purposes, social media has become a powerful tool of communication through audio, video and print formats. Its potency and power to communicate in these versatile forms are highlighted by the fact that news conveyed takes...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office.It...
Students piling up their procured relief materials at TSC in Dhaka University on Thursday for distribution among the flood-hit people across the country later. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2024-08-23 00:00:00
Journalist Shakil Ahmed, former head of news at the private channel Ekattor TV, and his wife Farzana Rupa, former principal correspondent at the same channel, have been placed on four-day remand. They were dismissed from their positions on August 8....
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